Inspired by Sci-Fi

Much of today's technology can be traced back to Hollywood's favorite movies and TV shows. Check out what inventions have made the jump from the big screen to reality!
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The Delorean from <i>Back to the Future</i> was a huge trend in the 80s!</p>
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Google is reportedly developing a contact lens to monitor diabetics' glucose levels. Also, their Google Glass has certainly taken off. Both technologies bring the movie <i>The Terminator</i> to mind!
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Virtual reality video games can sometimes make us feel like we're IN the movie <i>Tron</i>.
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The Jetsons had Rosie, and today we have the iRobot Roomba to do our vacuuming for us!
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The Jetsons also had video phones. Today, we have Skype, FaceTime, and a number of other outlets to video-chat with.
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Tablets are common today, but in <i>2001: Space Odyssey</i>, they were a technology we only hoped would be invented.
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The Bowlingual Dog Translator is supposed to translate your dog's barks, much like the dog collar from the movie <i>Up</i>.
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Google allegedly has developed a driverless car ... a lot like Batman's self-driving bat-mobile!
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Every time we step into the scanner at airport security, we can't help but think of the one from <i>Total Recall</i>.
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Scientists have successfully (allegedly) cloned these beagles Magic and Stem. Remind you of <i> Multiplicity</i> at all?
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Harry Potter's cloak of invisibility has reportedly been developed in Japan!
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In <i>The Island</i> the inhabitants of the island are all clones used for organ harvesting. Today, technology is being developed to clone human organs!
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The cast of <i>Star Trek</i> communicated with their ear pieces .. much like the blue tooth technology we have today.
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<i>Star Wars</i> used holograms, a technology that we have today. On the right - a picture taken on April 2, 2009 shows a hologram shown during an exhibition dedicated to famous French director and actor Jacques Tati. They're becoming quite popular in entertainment. At a recent Coachella, fans were treated to a hologram Tupac!
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<i>Star Trek</i> used a touch-screen display glass, much like Corning is developing. The company is creating a similar touch screen glass - 'A Day In Glass.'
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<i>Star Trek</i> also had the original flip phone.
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Inspector Gadget communicated through his watch. Samsung was a fan and developed a watch phone of their own.
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This shoe phone is very similar to the one in the TV show 'Get Smart.'
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